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DU MSc Anthropology

Topic:- DU_J18_MSC_ANTHRO

Increased labour investment in agriculture with no increase in per capita productivity is called as [Question ID = 18814]
1. Agricultural recession [Option ID = 45250]
2. Agricultural stagnation [Option ID = 45247]
3. Agricultural relegation [Option ID = 45248]
4. Agricultural involution [Option ID = 45249]
Correct Answer :-

Agricultural involution [Option ID = 45249]
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Which of the following is a hominid? [Question ID = 18857]
1. Chimpanzee [Option ID = 45421]
2. Human [Option ID = 45422]
3. Macaque [Option ID = 45419]
4. Baboon [Option ID = 45420]
Correct Answer :-

Human [Option ID = 45422]
Which rule says that the best suited human body for a hot, tropical region would be one with long limbs and short trunk? [Question ID = 18827]
1. Allen's rule [Option ID = 45299]
2. Thompson's rule [Option ID = 45302]
3. Gloger's rule [Option ID = 45301]
4. Bergman's rule [Option ID = 45300]
Correct Answer :-

Allen's rule [Option ID = 45299]

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Which Australopithecus fossil was nicknamed as Lucy? [Question ID = 18867]
1. Australopithecus africanus [Option ID = 45459]
2. Australopithecus afarensis [Option ID = 45462]
3. Australopithecus anamensis [Option ID = 45460]
4. Australopithecus robustus [Option ID = 45461]
Correct Answer :-
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Australopithecus afarensis [Option ID = 45462]
Which among the following does not constitute the elementary form of exchange? [Question ID = 18820]
1. Exchange of goods [Option ID = 45274]
2. Exchange of women [Option ID = 45271]
3. Exchange of money [Option ID = 45272]
4. Exchange of messages [Option ID = 45273]
Correct Answer :-

Exchange of goods [Option ID = 45274]
Which prehistoric site is known as Mode I Industry? [Question ID = 18835]
1. Pirro Nord [Option ID = 45333]
2. Hunsgi [Option ID = 45331]
3. Tautavel [Option ID = 45332]
4. Somme valley [Option ID = 45334]
Correct Answer :-

Pirro Nord [Option ID = 45333]
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Any quantitative increase in body size is known as [Question ID = 18788]
1. Development [Option ID = 45144]
2. Maturation [Option ID = 45146]
3. Differentiation [Option ID = 45145]
4. Growth [Option ID = 45143]
Correct Answer :-

Growth [Option ID = 45143]
The highest point on the head is known as [Question ID = 18807]
1. Opisthocranion [Option ID = 45222]
2. Bregma [Option ID = 45220]
3. Vertex [Option ID = 45221]
4. Lambda [Option ID = 45219]
Correct Answer :-

Vertex [Option ID = 45221]

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Autosomes are [Question ID = 18826]
1. Normal sex chromosomes [Option ID = 45296]
2. Abnormal sex chromosomes [Option ID = 45298]
3. Abnormal chromosomes [Option ID = 45297]
4. All chromosomes other than the sex chromosomes [Option ID = 45295]
Correct Answer :-
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All chromosomes other than the sex chromosomes [Option ID = 45295]
"Puberty spurt" occurs in which one of the following stages of human growth [Question ID = 18798]
1. Infancy [Option ID = 45183]
2. Childhood [Option ID = 45185]
3. Adolescence [Option ID = 45186]
4. Adulthood [Option ID = 45184]
Correct Answer :-

Adolescence [Option ID = 45186]
Potlatch is associated with [Question ID = 18802]
1. Iroquois [Option ID = 45201]
2. Kwakiutl [Option ID = 45199]
3. Shoshonean [Option ID = 45202]
4. Arapesh [Option ID = 45200]
Correct Answer :-

Kwakiutl [Option ID = 45199]
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Oldowan culture is dominated by [Question ID = 18824]
1. Blade tools [Option ID = 45288]
2. Flake tools [Option ID = 45289]
3. Pebble tools [Option ID = 45287]
4. Microlithic tools [Option ID = 45290]
Correct Answer :-

Pebble tools [Option ID = 45287]
A higher fortified part of a city is called [Question ID = 18823]
1. metropolis [Option ID = 45284]
2. megapolis [Option ID = 45285]
3. acropolis [Option ID = 45283]
4. necropolis [Option ID = 45286]
Correct Answer :-

acropolis [Option ID = 45283]

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Yale Cambridge expedition to the Sohan Valley was led by [Question ID = 18795]
1. R. B. Foote and V.D. Krishnaswamy [Option ID = 45171]
2. G. R. Sharma and V.D. Mishra [Option ID = 45174]
3. H. D. Sankalia and B. Subba Rao [Option ID = 45173]
4. H. De. Terra and T. T. Paterson [Option ID = 45172]
Correct Answer :-
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H. De. Terra and T. T. Paterson [Option ID = 45172]
Two nuclear families in adjacent generations with one son/husband or daughter/wife who is a member of both the families is called a [Question ID = 18870]
1. lineal family [Option ID = 45471]
2. supplemented nuclear family [Option ID = 45474]
3. stem family [Option ID = 45473]
4. compound family [Option ID = 45472]
Correct Answer :-

stem family [Option ID = 45473]
The lack, excess or imbalance of nutrients in the diet leading to ill health is known as [Question ID = 18790]
1. Malnutrition [Option ID = 45153]
2. Over nutrition [Option ID = 45151]
3. Under nutrition [Option ID = 45152]
4. Marasmus [Option ID = 45154]
Correct Answer :-

Malnutrition [Option ID = 45153]
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Holocene starts around [Question ID = 18834]
1. 20,000 B.P. [Option ID = 45329]
2. 12,000 B.P. [Option ID = 45328]
3. 14,000 B.P. [Option ID = 45330]
4. 10,000 B.P. [Option ID = 45327]
Correct Answer :-

10,000 B.P. [Option ID = 45327]
According to Levi-Strauss which of the following constitute one of the 'atoms of kinship' relationship? [Question ID = 18879]
1. mother-son [Option ID = 45507]
2. mother-daughter [Option ID = 45508]
3. father-son [Option ID = 45509]
4. father-daughter [Option ID = 45510]
Correct Answer :-

mother-son [Option ID = 45507]

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A karyotype is a: [Question ID = 18819]
1. Picture of an individual's chromosomes arranged in a standardized way [Option ID = 45269]
2. Type of abnormal chromosome that is associated with Down's syndrome [Option ID = 45268]
3. General term for any type of chromosome [Option ID = 45267]
4. General term for sex chromosome [Option ID = 45270]
Correct Answer :-
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Picture of an individual's chromosomes arranged in a standardized way [Option ID = 45269]
Theodicy is an [Question ID = 18882]
1. attempt to explain theocracy [Option ID = 45521]
2. attempt to explain good [Option ID = 45519]
3. attempt to explain evil [Option ID = 45520]
4. attempt to explain lie and deceit [Option ID = 45522]
Correct Answer :-

attempt to explain evil [Option ID = 45520]
The word "Somatotype" was coined by [Question ID = 18797]
1. Faulkner [Option ID = 45182]
2. Sheldon [Option ID = 45180]
3. Parnell [Option ID = 45181]
4. Heath and Carter [Option ID = 45179]
Correct Answer :-

Heath and Carter [Option ID = 45179]
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Substantivism as an approach in economic anthropology was given by [Question ID = 18853]
1. A. L. Kroeber [Option ID = 45406]
2. Karl Polanyi [Option ID = 45405]
3. Oscar Lewis [Option ID = 45403]
4. Robert Redfield [Option ID = 62620]
Correct Answer :-

Karl Polanyi [Option ID = 45405]
"Genetics and the Origin of Species" was written by : [Question ID = 18859]
1. Thomas Malthus. [Option ID = 45430]
2. Theodosius Dobzhansky [Option ID = 45428]
3. Charles Darwin [Option ID = 45427]
4. T. H. Morgan [Option ID = 45429]
Correct Answer :-

Theodosius Dobzhansky [Option ID = 45428]

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The ability of the living organisms to survive in a particular ecological set up is called [Question ID = 18809]
1. Acclimation [Option ID = 45228]
2. Acclimatisation [Option ID = 45229]
3. Adaptation [Option ID = 45227]
4. Selection [Option ID = 45230]
Correct Answer :-
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Adaptation [Option ID = 45227]
__________ is the physiological ability to reproduce an offspring. [Question ID = 18876]
1. Fecundity [Option ID = 45496]
2. Fertility [Option ID = 45495]
3. Virility [Option ID = 45498]
4. Natality [Option ID = 45497]
Correct Answer :-

Fecundity [Option ID = 45496]
Charles Darwin's ideas concerning the causes of evolution were probably formulated in his mind [Question ID = 18817]
1. During the late 1880's [Option ID = 45262]
2. During his voyage on H.M.S. Beagle, especially after he reached the Galápagos Islands [Option ID = 45261]
3. Before he began his voyage of exploration around the world on H.M.S. Beagle [Option ID = 45260]
4. While he was still a student at Cambridge University [Option ID = 45259]
Correct Answer :-

During his voyage on H.M.S. Beagle, especially after he reached the Galápagos Islands [Option ID = 45261]
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First Himalayan Glaciation is known as [Question ID = 18884]
1. Terrace I [Option ID = 45530]
2. Pinjaur [Option ID = 45527]
3. Boulder conglomerate [Option ID = 45529]
4. Tatrot [Option ID = 45528]
Correct Answer :-

Tatrot [Option ID = 45528]
The author of the book Hindus of the Himalayas is [Question ID = 18812]
1. S.C. Dube [Option ID = 45241]
2. D.N. Majumdar [Option ID = 45242]
3. B. K. Roy-Burman [Option ID = 45240]
4. G.D. Berreman [Option ID = 45239]
Correct Answer :-

G.D. Berreman [Option ID = 45239]

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Who proposed the 'Three Age System" in pre-history? [Question ID = 18883]
1. C. J. Thomsen [Option ID = 45525]
2. B. M. Fagan [Option ID = 45523]
3. H.D.Sankalia [Option ID = 45524]
4. F. Borde [Option ID = 45526]
Correct Answer :-
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C. J. Thomsen [Option ID = 45525]
Who among the following worked on the complicity between colonial agencies and Anthropologists? [Question ID = 18801]
1. Ibn Khaldun [Option ID = 45196]
2. Akbar Ahmed [Option ID = 45197]
3. Ralf Linto [Option ID = 45198]
4. Talal Asad [Option ID = 45195]
Correct Answer :-

Talal Asad [Option ID = 45195]
Who is the author of the book 'The Old Stone Age'? [Question ID = 18854]
1. M.C. Burkitt [Option ID = 45407]
2. J. N. Pal [Option ID = 45408]
3. P.C. Pant [Option ID = 45409]
4. H. De Lumley [Option ID = 45410]
Correct Answer :-

M.C. Burkitt [Option ID = 45407]
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Who included the Proto-Australoid racial element in the classification of Indian races? [Question ID = 18866]
1. S.S. Sarkar [Option ID = 45456]
2. H.H. Risley [Option ID = 45455]
3. B.S. Guha [Option ID = 45458]
4. A.C. Haddon [Option ID = 45457]
Correct Answer :-

B.S. Guha [Option ID = 45458]
In which State is the site Isampur located? [Question ID = 18815]
1. Karnataka [Option ID = 45253]
2. Uttar Pradesh [Option ID = 45254]
3. Madhya Pradesh [Option ID = 45252]
4. Bihar [Option ID = 45251]
Correct Answer :-

Karnataka [Option ID = 45253]

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The view of the skull from above is [Question ID = 18800]
1. Norma Basalis [Option ID = 45193]
2. Norma Occipitalis [Option ID = 45194]
3. Norma Frontalis [Option ID = 45192]
4. Norma Verticalis [Option ID = 45191]
Correct Answer :-
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Norma Verticalis [Option ID = 45191]
"Childhood" is peculiar to [Question ID = 18789]
1. Nonhuman primates [Option ID = 45149]
2. Human and nonhuman primates [Option ID = 45147]
3. Humans [Option ID = 45148]
4. Mammals [Option ID = 45150]
Correct Answer :-

Humans [Option ID = 45148]
Children subjected to starvation for short periods may recover completely on getting adequate diet. This is referred to as [Question ID = 18838]
1. Growth spurt [Option ID = 45346]
2. Catch down growth [Option ID = 45345]
3. Catch-up growth [Option ID = 45343]
4. Canalization [Option ID = 45344]
Correct Answer :-

Catch-up growth [Option ID = 45343]
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Attirampakkam is [Question ID = 18805]
1. Lower Paleolithic site [Option ID = 45211]
2. Mesolithic site [Option ID = 45214]
3. Indus Valley Civilization site [Option ID = 45213]
4. Upper Paleolithic site [Option ID = 45212]
Correct Answer :-

Lower Paleolithic site [Option ID = 45211]
Shivering [Question ID = 18828]
1. Has no effect on body heat [Option ID = 45306]
2. Indirectly produces more body heat [Option ID = 45304]
3. Speeds up the loss of body heat [Option ID = 45303]
4. Delays up the loss of body heat [Option ID = 45305]
Correct Answer :-

Indirectly produces more body heat [Option ID = 45304]

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A deficiency disease of the skeletal system caused by a lack of Vitamin D or Calcium or both, and often resulting in bone deformities is [Question ID = 18849]
1. Arthritis [Option ID = 45390]
2. Scurvy [Option ID = 45387]
3. Rickets [Option ID = 45389]
4. Osteoporosis [Option ID = 45388]
Correct Answer :-
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Rickets [Option ID = 45389]
A deficiency disease caused due to severe lack of protein in diet among children is [Question ID = 18856]
1. Anaemia [Option ID = 45418]
2. Kwashiorkor [Option ID = 45417]
3. Scurvy [Option ID = 45416]
4. Rickets [Option ID = 45415]
Correct Answer :-

Kwashiorkor [Option ID = 45417]
Samples of Dendrochronology is taken from which of the following? [Question ID = 18873]
1. Lake [Option ID = 45483]
2. Tree [Option ID = 45486]
3. River [Option ID = 45484]
4. sea [Option ID = 45485]
Correct Answer :-

Tree [Option ID = 45486]
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Swiddening is a form of [Question ID = 18822]
1. terrace cultivation [Option ID = 45281]
2. intensive cultivation [Option ID = 45280]
3. commercial cultivation [Option ID = 45282]
4. slash and burn cultivation [Option ID = 45279]
Correct Answer :-

slash and burn cultivation [Option ID = 45279]
Osteology is the study of [Question ID = 18810]
1. The human skeleton [Option ID = 45234]
2. The human brain [Option ID = 45233]
3. Human survival strategies [Option ID = 45231]
4. Human languages [Option ID = 45232]
Correct Answer :-

The human skeleton [Option ID = 45234]

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Extended Case Study method in anthropology is associated with the work of [Question ID = 18813]
1. Paul Radin [Option ID = 45246]
2. Julian Steward [Option ID = 45244]
3. Anthony Walker [Option ID = 45245]
4. Max Gluckman [Option ID = 45243]
Correct Answer :-
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Max Gluckman [Option ID = 45243]
Celts are prepared by [Question ID = 18863]
1. Levalloisian technique [Option ID = 45443]
2. Clactonian technique [Option ID = 45444]
3. Pressure technique [Option ID = 45446]
4. Grinding and polishing technique [Option ID = 45445]
Correct Answer :-

Grinding and polishing technique [Option ID = 45445]
Khallu is a form : [Question ID = 18792]
1. Fishing [Option ID = 45160]
2. Hunting [Option ID = 45159]
3. Cropping [Option ID = 45161]
4. Weaving [Option ID = 45162]
Correct Answer :-

Cropping [Option ID = 45161]
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Lascaux is [Question ID = 18844]
1. Cave art site [Option ID = 45367]
2. Mesolithic site [Option ID = 45368]
3. Chalcolithic site [Option ID = 45369]
4. Neolithic site [Option ID = 45370]
Correct Answer :-

Cave art site [Option ID = 45367]
A social fact is not characterized by [Question ID = 18862]
1. Inheritance [Option ID = 45441]
2. Independent existence [Option ID = 45439]
3. Constraints [Option ID = 45442]
4. Exteriority [Option ID = 45440]
Correct Answer :-

Inheritance [Option ID = 45441]

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Chopper and Chopping tool are [Question ID = 18864]
1. blade tool [Option ID = 45447]
2. flake tool [Option ID = 45449]
3. core tool [Option ID = 45448]
4. Neolithic tools [Option ID = 45450]
Correct Answer :-
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core tool [Option ID = 45448]
The theory of evolution by natural selection was independently developed by: [Question ID = 19246]
1. Darwin and Lamarck [Option ID = 46977]
2. Darwin and Wallace [Option ID = 46976]
3. Lyell and Darwin [Option ID = 46975]
4. Lyell and Hutton [Option ID = 46978]
Correct Answer :-

Darwin and Wallace [Option ID = 46976]
Linea aspera' responsible for the erect posture in man is present in [Question ID = 18846]
1. Anterior side of tibia [Option ID = 45376]
2. Anterior side of femur [Option ID = 45378]
3. Posterior side of femur [Option ID = 45375]
4. Medial side of fibula [Option ID = 45377]
Correct Answer :-

Posterior side of femur [Option ID = 45375]
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'Purity and Danger' is associated with the work of [Question ID = 18842]
1. M.N. Srinivas [Option ID = 45362]
2. Mary Douglas [Option ID = 45360]
3. Victor Turner [Option ID = 45359]
4. Edmund R. Leach [Option ID = 45361]
Correct Answer :-

Mary Douglas [Option ID = 45360]
'Swaddling Hypothesis' was used by the [Question ID = 18832]
1. Evolutionist [Option ID = 45320]
2. Conflict Theorist [Option ID = 45321]
3. Cultural Ecologist [Option ID = 45319]
4. Cultural Personality Thinker [Option ID = 45322]
Correct Answer :-

Cultural Personality Thinker [Option ID = 45322]

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